Archive for 2012
The ‘Love Bridge’ for Immigrants Between Sweden and Denmark
In Denmark, restrictive family immigration laws often prevent young Danes from marrying and living in the country with non-European spouses. One of the consequences of this law is that it has forced many second-generation immigrants to leave Denmark, and start from scratch as immigrants in a new country.
Boosting Your Kid’s Brainpower
An Oxford University researcher will soon test whether applying an electric current to part of the brain can help children learn math – an effect previously demonstrated in adults. Parents are already lining up for access to the device. But is the technique safe? And is this an ethical way to improve your child’s performance in school? NOVA’s Ari Daniel Shapiro reports.
Music Heard on Air for October 24, 2012
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for October 24, 2012. Artists featured are: Fussible, Oki Dub Ainu Band, Toubab Krewe, Silina Musango, Outback, Generation Bass.
Jimmy Savile Scandal Deepens, Threatening Reputation of BBC
The investigation into pedophilia charges against a former BBC host Jimmy Savile continues to widen. Christina Patterson is a columnist at the British newspaper The Independent. She tells host Marco Werman about new email evidence alleging the BBC shelved a documentary exposing Savile’s pedophilia because the victims involved were “teenagers, not too young.”
El Set Ghalia: The Egyptian Oprah
In a country where a large part of the population struggles to make ends meet, a working class woman has skyrocketed to fame in post-revolutionary Egypt with a new kind of cooking show. Tara Todras-Whitehill reports from Cairo.
Cyberattack on Saudi Oil Company Aramco Reverberates
Geo Quiz: We’re looking for a city that’s a major oil port in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. It’s home base for the Saudi oil and natural gas company Saudi Aramco. The company owns several massive oil fields, including the world’s largest, the Ghawar Field. Can you name the Saudi city where Aramco is headquartered?
Gaza Clashes: Fear of Broader Conflict Between Israel and Hamas
There’s been a second day of violence on the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. Israel says it will do whatever it takes to halt rocket and mortar attacks, and did not rule out a ground attack. Israel is also criticizing a visit to Gaza by the Emir of Qatar, a US ally. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the World’s Middle East correspondent Matthew Bell about the dangers of escalation.
Big Hass Brings ‘True’ Hip Hop to Saudi Arabia
Marco Werman speaks with passionate radio host, Big Hass who has made it his mission to bring the “true” Hip Hop to Saudi Arabia.
PRI’s The World: 10/23/2012 (Angola, Jordan, Mexico)
The final presidential debate is over and we get global reaction to how the candidates presented their foreign policy platform. Also, bayonets turned up in last night’s debate. We take a look at where this instrument of war was originally forged. And is that whale speaking English.
Debates 2012: Foreign Policy Issues That Were Not Addressed
There’s a long list of foreign policy issues that got little or no mention during the Obama-Romney foreign policy debate. Anchor Marco Werman asks our editors Peter Thomson, William Troop and Clark Boyd to name three of those issues: climate change, Mexico’s drug war and Europe’s economic crisis.
Europe gets Silent Treatment During Debate
Europe was barely given a mention during the final Presidential debate. Willem Post is with the Clingendael Institute for International Relations in the Hague. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Post about the Europe snub.
Mexicans Lament Omission of Drug War in US Presidential Debate
Mexico and its deadly drug war didn’t merit a single mention in last night’s US presidential debate. The drug trade, and the violence that accompanies it has taken an estimated 60,000 Mexican lives.
Romney Alienates Latino Mormons
Latino Mormons are the fastest growing group within the Mormon church. Between their religion and their generally conservative culture, Mitt Romney ought to have a lock on their vote. But many in the Latino Mormon community are torn between voting for a fellow Mormon – and their dislike of his immigration policies.
The Beluga Whale That Mimicked Humans
Noc was a beluga whale that spent most of its life at a naval research facility in San Diego. Scientists studying Noc say he imitated human sounds. They have published Noc’s human-like sounds in a new study in the journal Current Biology.
Music Heard on Air for October 23, 2012
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for October 23, 2012. Artists featured are: The Toure-Raichel Collective, Charanga Cakewalk, Mory Kante, AfroCubism, Sonalp.
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